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Hoonsteen

English translation: honing stone

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Dutch term or phrase:	Hoonsteen
English translation:	honing stone
Entered by:	Ossetta

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16:51 May 3, 2006

Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering / fasteners

Dutch term or phrase: Hoonsteen

I’am translating into Polish. No context, just a list of tools and accessories. The customer is Dutch; my source text is a translation from Dutch into English, but very often with Dutch or French terms left ;(

Ossetta KudoZ activity Questions: 238 (none open) (1 without valid answers) (23 closed without grading) Answers: 1707 Poland
Local time: 09:03

honing stone

Explanation:
it's in the technical dictionaries

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Note added at 4 mins (2006-05-03 16:55:53 GMT)
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It means a stone for sharpening tools; so entirely consistent with the context.

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Local time: 08:03

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